Production Manager
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Job Location:
Port Elizabeth - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
A well-established manufacturing company is seeking a highly skilled Production Manager for their plastic injection moulding facility. This role is critical in ensuring seamless operations across a high-volume high-variety production environment.
Only candidates who meet all non-negotiable requirements will be considered.
Only candidates who meet all non-negotiable requirements will be considered.
This is a hands-on leadership position with no supervisory layer between the Production Manager and the production team meaning strong technical acumen and the ability to engage directly with setters and operators is essential.
Non-Negotiable Requirements:
Only candidates who meet all non-negotiable requirements will be considered.
Send your CV supporting documents and head & shoulder photo.
If you do not hear from us within the next two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.
Non-Negotiable Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years experience in a plastic injection moulding factory
- Proven ability to manage high-volume high-variety manufacturing environments
- Strong technical knowledge must be able to understand and explain technical issues to production teams (especially setters)
- Minimum 3 years experience in a production management or similar senior role
- South African Citizen with a Code 08 drivers license
- Technical qualification (N6 National Diploma or Degree in Production/Operations Management Engineering or Industrial Technology).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel Word PowerPoint (and preferably database systems).
- Manage daily production operations schedules and team performance
- Lead and coach production staff directly (no supervisors in place)
- Oversee injection moulding machine settings equipment performance and troubleshooting
- Monitor and report on key metrics: scrap % cycle time absenteeism delivery timelines
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across production and process areas
- Collaborate with Quality to resolve non-conformances and implement corrective actions
- Maintain production records and ensure ISO 9001:2015 compliance
- Ensure compliance with environmental health and safety standards
- Take full responsibility in the absence of the General Manager
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel Word & PowerPoint
- Strong planning coordination and leadership abilities
- Hands-on problem solver with excellent communication skills
- Comfortable with performance reporting data analysis and audits
- High attention to detail quality-driven and systems-orientated
- <10 man-days absenteeism per month
- 95% compliance with MRP schedules
- 100% production & absenteeism reporting
- Zero tolerance for quality non-compliance or production delays
Only candidates who meet all non-negotiable requirements will be considered.
Send your CV supporting documents and head & shoulder photo.
If you do not hear from us within the next two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean
- Management Experience
- 5S
- Operations Management
- Production Planning
- Production Management
- Kaizen
- Supervising Experience
- Manufacturing
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